Subscribe by EmailDoodle 4 Google logo contest for students
February 13, 2008 by Chip | 24 comments
Pretty near the top of every doodling geek’s dream list would be the possibility of seeing their artwork on the Google homepage in one of the famous Google Doodles.
Well, that’s what will happen to one lucky student on May 22, 2008. Google is holding a contest for students in grades K-12, asking them to draw their own modified version of the Google logo based on the theme “What if…”?
Marissa Mayer says that the theme was chosen because “We ask ourselves this question every day when we build our products.” That probably often takes the form of “What if [no|every]body uses ${weekly_web_offering}?”
Each participating school must register by March 28, and submit up to six entries per school no later than April 12. Google will select 40 regional winners (10 from each grade bracket) to visit the Googleplex (a geek dream in itself) in May. Their entries will be submitted to a public vote in order to select four finalists. Dennis Hwang (who regularly draws the Google Doodles) will choose one of these as the winner, whose doodle will grace the Google home page on May 22.
Besides the massive geek cred accrued to the winner, Google will also give them a $10,000 college scholarship to the school of their choice. All four finalists will also receive a laptop computer. And all of the 40 regional winners will get a T-shirt bearing their doodle, in addition to the trip to Mountain View.
So if you have any budding artist geeks running around your house, your first order of business should be to get your school involved. They have to register, and they must also submit the entries. Next, get your little Leonardo, miniature Monet, or petite Picasso busy thinking “What if… I could be the next Google Doodler?”
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Darn… so we in Canada and outside of US are out of luck eh? I am so disappointed.
Oh yeah… I guess I should have noted that in the post, especially since we have so many readers outside the US.
holy crap!! a laptop! im in, doing the contest.
Good luck, 4ever! First, you have to get your school to sign up. I’m running into some resistance in our district.
HA HA, really funny chip. FYI Bags of chips, my school already signed up, so I guess I’m the one laughing and guess ur not funny anymore. HA HA….
I guess not, because I don’t get the joke.
i dont get it either…lol….i write wat pops up in my head but my school did register already. do you check the comments everyday. if not i will tell you i wrote to u by writing for ‘reply to this comment’ ok?
OK, ‘reply to this comment’ just opens a comment box under the current comment. It’s a feature of the Brian’s Threaded Comments plugin for WordPress.
I get notifications my email of comments on my posts. That’s a WordPress feature.
I’m glad your school registered. Good luck, and see you on the Google home page!
i dont get when u said “see you on the google home page” what does that mean?….*_*
I meant your art work, but I see from your next comment that you aren’t participating.
oh yah are u in the contest? i might not because i have school work. i’ll be 3 busy
No, I’m a little bit too old to qualify. I was hoping one of my kids could participate, but our local schools don’t seem interested in signing up.
you have kids? whoa ur old then. (:
LOL, I even have kids that are too old to enter!
Hmmmm *insert smart-ass comment about Chip’s age here*
lol, ok, I’ll refrain
I almost hit the “Spam it” link.
wat are they in high school or somethin. if their older like 20, then your old. how old are ur kids then?!
I’ve got two sons who are 24 and 21, then a daughter who’s 11 and another son who’s 9. Yeah, I’m old.
i bet your 40 something or more. maybe 50
Over 40, under 50
I entered this contest well actually i had to or id fail art class!!! stupid!!!!
So, your art teacher made all your classmates enter?